Ezekiel 33:24
ContextNET © | “Son of man, the ones living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land, but we are many; surely the land has been given to us for a possession.’ 1 |
NIV © | "Son of man, the people living in those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as our possession.’ |
NASB © | "Son of man, they who live in these waste places in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one, yet he possessed the land; so to us who are many the land has been given as a possession.’ |
NLT © | "Son of man, the scattered remnants of Judah living among the ruined cities keep saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, and yet he gained possession of the entire land! We are many; surely the land should be given to us as a possession.’ |
MSG © | "Son of man, those who are living in the ruins back in Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one man and he owned the whole country. But there are lots of us. Our ownership is even more certain.' |
BBE © | Son of man, those who are living in these waste places in the land of Israel say, Abraham was but one, and he had land for his heritage: but we are a great number; the land is given to us for our heritage. |
NRSV © | Mortal, the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel keep saying, "Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but we are many; the land is surely given us to possess." |
NKJV © | "Son of man, they who inhabit those ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one, and he inherited the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.’ |
KJV | |
NASB © | "Son <01121> of man <0120> , they who live <03427> in these <0428> waste <02723> places <02723> in the land <0127> of Israel <03478> are saying <0559> , 'Abraham <085> was only one <0259> , yet he possessed <03423> the land <0776> ; so to us who <07227> are many <07227> the land <0776> has been given <05414> as a possession .'<04181> |
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LXXM | |
NET © [draft] ITL | “Son <01121> of man <0120> , the ones living <03427> in these <0428> ruins <02723> in the land <0127> of Israel <03478> are saying <0559> , ‘Abraham <085> was <01961> only one <0259> man, yet he possessed <03423> the <0853> land <0776> , but we <0587> are many <07227> ; surely the land <0776> has been given <05414> to us for a possession .’<04181> |
NET © | “Son of man, the ones living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land, but we are many; surely the land has been given to us for a possession.’ 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn Outside of its seven occurrences in Ezekiel the term translated “possession” appears only in Exod 6:8 and Deut 33:4. |